Eighty Years War (Dutch War of Independence) (1568-1648)
Contemporary prints and maps of the battles and sieges of the Eighty Years War
Vught and 's-Hertogenbosch, 1600
c. 1600 - 1675Etching and engraving; printed on paper; mounted on paper (Mount Type A); gilt edges left, bottom and right | 26.6 x 33.8 cm (image) | RCIN 721096
A view of the cavalry duel between Geraert [Gerard] Abramsz. van Houwelingen (nickname ‘Leckerbeetjen’ [or gourmand]; c.1560-5 February 1600) and 21 of his men, all in the service of the Spanish Netherlands, and the French Pierre de Breauté and 21 of his men, all in the service of the States General on the heathland near Vucht on 5 February 1600, resulting in the deaths of van Houwelingen and de Breauté. Eighty Years War (Dutch War of Independence) (1568-1648). See the notes to RCINs 721093 and 721094.
The coat of arms of Antonie Schetz van Grobbendonk, 1564-1641 are shown top centre.
The details of this view are similar to those of RCIN 721094. See Muller nr.1124A [and 1122B] and Rijksmuseum RP-P-1906-189.
Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573-1647) (artist) [bottom right of view, inside neatline:] Sebast. Vranx invent.
Michael Snyders (active 1601-1648) (publisher) [bottom right of view, inside neatline:] Mich. Snyders excud.
Watermark: none visible
Condition: one fold line to print, not coincident with fold line to mount; creased; slight surface dirt to edges; pressure marks from the mounts of items which were kept above and below this print in a different collection are present on the recto and verso
23.3 x 33.8 cm (neatline)
26.6 x 33.8 cm (image)
26.9 x 33.8 cm (sheet)
40.9 x 54.8 cm (mount)
Printed title:
[No formal title; dedication, below view:] NOBILISS. EQVITI ANTONIO BARONI DE GROBBENDONCQ, BELLICÆ REI APVD SERENISS. BELGI PRINCIPES CONSVLTORI PERETISSIMO, / CIVITATIS ET TERRITORII SYLVÆDVCENSIS GVBERNATORI FIDELISSIMO. MICHAEL SNYDERS ANTVERPIENSIS L. M. DEDICABAT.
Additional text:
[below dedication, in three columns:] ÆTERNÆ MEMORIÆ GERARDI ABRAHÆ, ET COMMILITONVM, QVI HOC DVELLO FORTITER OCCVBVERVNT … ANNO M.DC. V. Die Februarij.
Annotations:
George III heading: Vucht 1600.
Other annotations: (Recto) [left, on mount, black pencil:] 94; [bottom right, black pencil:] 1600. (Verso) [top left of print, red pencil, crossed out in red pencil:] 1/87; [below, red pencil:] 1/95; [top left, on print and mount, black pencil, erased:] I/[?]9.
George III catalogue entry:
Vucht A Copy from the same Print [i.e. RCIN 721093] by Michael Snyders.
Subject(s)
Vught, North Brabant, Netherlands (51°39ʹ12ʺN 05°17ʹ15ʺE)
’s-Hertogenbosch [Bois-Le-Duc], North Brabant, Netherlands (51°41'57"N 05°18'15"E)
Bibliographic reference(s)
M. McDonald, The Print Collection of Cassiano dal Pozzo. Part II, Architecture, Topography and Military Maps, 3 vols, London 2019, cat. no. 2741
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